title: Five years experience of intrauterine contraception with the Nova-T.
abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical performance of the Nova-T IUD. The insertion period was from November 1981 to November 1982. Two-hundred-and-one (201) consecutive IUDs were inserted in women attending a family planning clinic and they were followed for a period of 5 years. Most events occurred in the first 2 years of the study and there were no pregnancies in the 3rd, 4th or 5th year. The pregnancy rate after 5 years was 3.2 or a Pearl index of 1.21 which is very good compared to other methods of contraception now available. Our conclusion is that the Nova-T IUD is an excellent method of contraception and it can be left in place for a period of 5 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Montreal, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fugere
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002170:Canada; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D012834:Silver
chemical_list: D012834:Silver